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||1890: Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable. | ||1890: Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable. | ||
||1896: Hans Peter Luhn born ... researcher in the field of computer science, and, Library & Information Science for IBM, and creator of the Luhn algorithm, KWIC (Key Words In Context) indexing, and Selective dissemination of information ("SDI"). Pic search good: https://www.google.com/search?q=hans+peter+luhn | |||
||1899: William Henry Flower dies ... surgeon, museum curator and comparative anatomist, who became a leading authority on mammals and especially on the primate brain. Pic. | ||1899: William Henry Flower dies ... surgeon, museum curator and comparative anatomist, who became a leading authority on mammals and especially on the primate brain. Pic. | ||
||1906: Jean Dieudonné born ... mathematician and academic. | ||1906: Jean Dieudonné born ... mathematician and academic. Pic. | ||
||1908: SOS is adopted as the international distress signal. | ||1908: SOS is adopted as the international distress signal. | ||
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1646: Mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz born. He will develop differential and integral calculus independently of Isaac Newton, and design and build mechanical calculators.
1819: Johann Georg Tralles discovers the Great Comet of 1819 (C/1819 N1). It was the first comet analyzed using polarimetry, by François Arago.
1881: The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.
1888: Mathematician and physicist Johann Jakob Balmer develops a Gnomon algorithm function based on the visible spectral lines of the hydrogen atom which unexpectedly reveals imminent crimes against mathematical constants.
2001: Physicist and educator Nikolay Basov dies. He did fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics.
2016: Signed first edition of Spinning Thistle used in high-energy literature experiment unexpectedly develops artificial intelligence.
2019: The Custodian says he is "not planning on retiring any time soon."